The conversation between Yang Chuan and Steward Li Zhou Yu naturally couldn't hear it, because he was discussing the iron ore with Chen Jin.

"Brother Zhou, I have already sent twenty shrewd and capable people to investigate the iron mine you mentioned, and there is no news to report yet, so let's wait." Chen Jin said.

"This prospecting is already difficult, you ask them to pay more attention to whether there are caves in the mountains inside and outside Wu'an, even if it is the mountain next to the official road, there may still be hidden iron ore." Zhou Yu gave advice.

"Okay, I'll send someone to Wu'an tomorrow to deliver the message."

"Brother Chen, there's one more thing ...... down there"

"It's okay to say anything."

"I wonder if Brother Chen can ask the chef of the palace to teach me how to cook?"

"That's fine, but why did Brother Zhou learn the art of cooking himself? Could it be that your restaurant wants to put the dishes of the palace on the menu? Chen Jin wondered.

"Exactly!" Zhou Yu said unabashedly.

Chen Jin was stunned for a moment, and then said: "But the dishes in this palace are very expensive, even if you make them, how can ordinary guests afford to eat them?" ”

"Didn't you tell Brother Chen before, the restaurant below will be the best restaurant in Luozhou City, and the things sold will naturally be the best in Luozhou City."

"Even so, there are already high-end restaurants in Luozhou City, how can you guarantee that you can beat them?"

"Hehe, this requires Brother Chen's help......" Zhou Yu smiled slyly again.

"Tell me, how can I help you?"

"Brother Chen can invite Luozhou to assassinate the history and the long history ......" Before Zhou Yu finished speaking, he was interrupted by Chen Jin.

"This won't work! The Great Laws stipulate that officials at all levels are not allowed to accept private banquets, and this method does not work. Chen Jin ruthlessly refused.

"You can't invite a magistrate, but you can invite a local squire, right?"

"What do you mean?"

"Since our restaurant is the best in Luozhou, the cost is naturally indispensable. Our customers are those rich squires and wealthy families, Brother Chen only needs to do this......" Zhou Yu quietly told Chen Jin how to promote the restaurant.

"Will this work?" Chen Jin was a little skeptical.

"Brother Chen, don't worry, this restaurant is run by us together, one is prosperous and the other is lost, how can I pit myself?" Zhou Yu patted Chen Jin on the shoulder and said.

"Alright then, just try as you say." Chen Jin agreed.

The carriage traveled for half an hour, and the group came to the lane next to Luoshui, the river was full of people, and it was impossible for the carriage to pass through, and this section of the road needed to be walked by itself.

Zhou Yu and Chen Jin got out of the carriage, Chen Jin only took Yang Chuan to follow from afar, and Steward Li and the others were waiting at the carriage. Why follow from afar? Because as soon as Yang Chuan approached, Zhou Yu would feel uncomfortable. Fortunately, Lao Yang's skills are good enough, and he can protect Chen Jin even if he is a little farther away.

The river lantern was brought by Chen Jin, and Zhou Yu only needed to hang the prayer note to put it into the river.

When Chen Jin took out the river lantern, a very pleasant smile appeared on his face, as if a child had seen his favorite toy. However, in Zhou Yu's opinion, this is also normal, after all, Chen Jin is only eighteen years old, and he is said to be the king of Yu, but in fact he is just a child with an immature mind. Although Zhou Yu is only eighteen years old in this world, he was already a college student in his twenties in his previous life, and he will be much more mature cognitively.

"Brother Chen, what are you going to pray to the heavens?" Zhou Yu looked at his smile full of joy and couldn't help but ask.

"I hope my father and mother are in good health!" Chen Jin hung up the note with his wishes written on it as he spoke, and then turned his head and asked Zhou Yu, "Brother Zhou, what about you?" ”

"I, ah, I wish I could be a rich man with an innumerable amount of silver. I also hope to do business all day long, so that everyone in the world can eat my family's food and use my products. There is also the hope that he and Xiaoyue will grow old together and live happily ever after. Of course, it would be better if he could be famous all over the world......" Zhou Yulin always said more than 20 wishes before reading those two small notes.

Chen Jin was a little confused by him, why did he have so many wishes?

"This ...... Brother Zhou, isn't the river lantern prayer only one wish at a time? Chen Jin asked tentatively.

"A wish? Who prescribes? Zhou Yu put away the note full of wishes and looked at Chen Jin with some disbelief.

This question can stop Chen Jin, as if ...... Is there anyone who has stipulated that only one wish can be written......

"This ...... It seems that there are no rules, but everyone only makes one wish......" Chen Jin said helplessly, he didn't understand why Zhou Yu's wish could be written on two pieces of paper.

"That's because I didn't come, if I had come earlier, there would have been more than one wish on this river lantern." Zhou Yu also ignored Chen Jin's strange gaze, and stubbornly hung his two wish lists on the river lantern that Chen Jin prepared for him.

Zhou Yu was right, since his river lantern with two wishlists was released and was seen, starting from the Qixi Festival in the second year, people have followed Zhou Yu's practice, so that after one year of Qixi night, Luoshui was full of people's wish lists. For this reason, the government of Luozhou also issued a special announcement, the yamen will send officials to patrol along the riverbank, requiring each river lantern to hang only one prayer paper, otherwise it will be disrespectful to heaven and will be imprisoned for three months, which will curb the bad trend of spreading the wish list.

Of course, these are all things for the future, and Zhou Yu doesn't know. Now he is excitedly putting the river lamp into the water.

Looking at the river lantern with two prayer sheets written all over it, Chen Jin asked a little speechlessly: "Brother Zhou, you have so many wishes, I'm afraid it's a little difficult to realize them together......

"Difficult? Then don't do it, God. To put it bluntly, you still have to rely on your own efforts, God sees that you are diligent, thinks that you are a malleable talent, and will naturally take care of you more; If you are always lazy and unwilling to do anything, then God will not let you get your wish. Zhou Yu began to talk about philosophy.

"Brother Zhou said this very much, God's grace will naturally be more for the virtuous and less for the lazy." Chen Jin was deeply impressed by Zhou Yu's words.

"Okay, this river lantern is also released, so let's go back?" Zhou Yu clapped his hands and asked, the sky has gradually darkened, but today's Luoshui is full of lanterns, even if it is completely dark, you can see it clearly.

"Brother Zhou should be a rare person who has come to Luoshui to pray, this river lantern is only the first project, there are talented and beautiful people chanting poems and songs in front, since we are here, we have to go and watch it!" Chen Jin saw that he didn't know the highlight of the Qixi Lantern Festival, so he specially introduced him.

"Bard? What's so nice about this? Why don't you go back? Zhou Yu said. The Tang Dynasty in this world does not have Li Bai Dufu, nor Bai Juyi Wang Wei, and the attainments of the poetry world are far inferior to the Tang Dynasty in Zhou Yu's previous life. It was hard enough to memorize those famous articles when he was in high school, and Zhou Yu didn't want to let his ears suffer this kind of torture anymore.

"Brother Zhou, you should accompany me, okay?" Chen Jin almost used a pleading tone.

Zhou Yu saw that he said this, so he agreed, and the two walked forward together for a while, and there were already many young men and women chanting poems against each other.

"The bell of the South Bridge rings late, and the cold moon reflects the river."

"A gentleman should hold a sword, and a young man is crazy."

"Leaning on the window and looking at the north sky, sitting alone in the empty building and the heart of the two ......"

Seeing this scene, Zhou Yu asked, "What are they doing?" Poetry conference? ”

Chen Jin replied with a smile: "Brother Zhou doesn't know, this Qixi day is also a good day for the courtship of talented and beautiful people, if this man is interested in a woman, he needs to write a poem to show his talent." If the woman takes a fancy to him, she accepts the poem, and the two can begin to talk and get to know each other; If you don't like it, just return the poem. ”

"This scholar, it's ......just troublesome," Zhou Yu complained.

Chen Jin's face was stunned, and he muttered in a low voice: "Aren't you also a reader......

Zhou Yu pointed to a woman playing the piano who was surrounded by everyone and asked, "Why are there so many people around that girl?" ”

Chen Jin listened to his question, and said with a smile: "That's Su Wen, the top Qing person in Jincui Building, and it's rare to see her in Jincui Building on weekdays. Only in this Qixi season, Miss Su will go to the Luoshui to put a river lantern and play a song, and those men who love him will naturally not let go of this opportunity to show their talents. Let's take a look? ”

Jincui Building is the most famous green building in Luozhou, and the fourth lady of Liu Yuanwai is from this building. There are two types of cards, red and green. The red card is an ordinary prostitute who is responsible for accompanying customers; The green card is also the Qing people, who are not responsible for accompanying the guests, at most they will only invite some thoughtful guests to talk about some elegant things about piano, chess, calligraphy and painting.

Su Wen is the leader of the green card of Jincui Building.

"I'm afraid this is not good......" Although Su Wen is not a woman who sells herself, after all, she is a person from the Qinglou, and Zhou Yu, who has already married, is a little hesitant.

"Hey, just go to enjoy the poems and listen to the music, and there is nothing else, Brother Zhou don't worry!" Chen Jin directly pulled him into the crowd of onlookers watching Su Wen.

Zhou Yu even felt that he just wanted to see Su Wen and was embarrassed to come alone, so he deliberately pulled him up!

Next to Su Wen stood a little maid with a ball head, and several lanterns were hung, illuminating the surroundings, and a beautiful scene came into Zhou Yu's eyes.

The woman by the water was stroking the harp, and everyone on the shore listened attentively.

I saw that the woman's two willow leaves bent eyebrows were like hanging tips, a pair of bright spring eyes were cold, her cheeks were condensed, and her nose was greasy with goose fat.

The red dress is half-covered and graceful, and the jade bone is lightly locked to show infatuation. The eyes turn slightly like a painting, and the crisp hands show lovesickness.

The top brand of Jincui Building is really worthy of its reputation!

Zhou Yugang wanted to tell Chen Jin that this girl was good-looking, but found that Chen Jin's gaze was the same as that of many men, and he couldn't leave Su Wen.

Zhou Yu's face was full of black lines, and he waved his hand in front of Chen Jin's eyes, and Chen Jin came back to his senses and asked, "What's wrong, Brother Zhou?" ”

"You didn't come here just to see her, did you?" Zhou Yu raised his arms and asked angrily.

"Well...... Hehe......" Chen Jin said embarrassedly.

"If you have a crush on her, just tell him who you are, don't you? Can't you redeem her as you are? Zhou Yu asked suspiciously.

"Brother Zhou doesn't know, my marriage is ...... It's up to me to decide......" Chen Jin's eyes were a little disappointed.

Zhou Yu just wanted to refute, and immediately thought that Chen Jin was a child of the royal family, and the marriage of people like them was generally decided by the emperor or their mother's concubine, and a woman from a powerful person was found to be their concubine. As for Su Wen in this Jincui Building, Chen Jin doesn't have to think about it in this life.

Zhou Yu knew that there was nothing he could do about this kind of thing, so he didn't say anything.

Just as Su Wen finished playing, everyone immediately began to offer poems.

"Miss Su, such a good day and such a night, I found a masterpiece below, please Miss Su to enjoy it!"

"Miss Su, after thinking hard for a long time yesterday, and also made a good poem, Miss Su must listen to it!"

"Miss Su, and my ......"

The flattering voices of the men came one after another.

Su Wen smiled faintly and said to everyone: "Today is the Qixi Festival, since all the talented people are prosperous in poetry, then the little woman will make the question on the spot, and you will come up with a few more good works, how about it?" ”

"Okay, then let's ask Miss Su to ask the question!" Everyone said in unison.

I saw the little girl next to Su Wen who looked very playful and cute with a ball head standing up and said: "There are three topics for my young lady, the first is Qixi Festival, the second is Acacia, and the third is Mingyue. Please compose poems! ”

The crowd immediately fell into deep thought, and many began to pace and think of words. Zhou Yu couldn't help but laugh when he saw their serious appearance.

Su Wen saw him laughing, so she looked at Zhou Yu and said, "Since this son knows how to smile, he must have a masterpiece, right?" Can you let the little girl enjoy it too? ”

As Su Wen's words fell, everyone's eyes focused on Zhou Yu.

Only then did Zhou Yu react, pointed to himself and said, "What do you say about me?" No, no, no, I don't have any good work, I just think of something happy! ”

Su Wen was a little puzzled, but at this time, someone suddenly said: "Miss Su, I have already composed a poem!" ”